CVE-2018-1306 Exposure of Sensitive Information in Apache Pluto

What is CVE-2018-1306?

CVE-2018-1306 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Pluto, published on 27 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The PortletV3AnnotatedDemo Multipart Portlet war file code provided in Apache Pluto version 3.0.0 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to restrict path information provided during a file upload. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain configuration data and other sensitive information.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1306?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.portals.pluto:pluto-container. It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Pluto.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1306?

Upgrade org.apache.portals.pluto:pluto-container to 3.0.1 or later.

Is CVE-2018-1306 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1306 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Other vulnerabilities in Apache Pluto

• CVE-2021-36737 XSS in V3 Demo Portlet Medium 6.1
• CVE-2021-36738 XSS vulnerability in the JSP version of the Apache Pluto Applicant MVCBean CDI portlet Medium 6.1
• CVE-2021-36739 XSS vulnerability in the MVCBean JSP portlet maven archetype Medium 6.1
• CVE-2019-0186 Cross-site Scripting in Apache Pluto Chatroom demo Medium 6.1
• CVE-2020-15250 Information disclosure in JUnit4 Medium 4.4

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-v49x-8hvm-q347.